Safety vehicle body



1,657,614 s. M CODE SAFETY VEHI CLE BODY Jan. 31, 1928.

Filed NOV. 22. 1926 INVENTOR BY l ATTORNEYS Patemed Jan. 31, 1928.

SAMUEL M. CODE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SAFETY VEHICLE BODY.

Application led November 22, 1926. Serial No. 150,110.

Y My invention relates to improvements in safety vehicle bodies, and it consists in the combinations, constructions, and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a vehicle body which is substantially punctureproof, lireproof and water-tight.

A further object is to provide an improved Ventilating device, by means of which the interior of the body may be supplied with fresh air when the doors and portholes are closed during stormy weather.

A further object is to provide a vehicle body having a Ventilating device which is protected by means of a wave shield so that water cannot enter the body through the ventilator when waves are splashing against the sides of the body. 1

A further object is to provide a vehicle body with a ventilator having automatic closing means, whereby the ventilator is automatically closed by means of gravity should the body capsize.

' Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accom-- panying drawings, forming part of this application, in which.

Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view of my invention,

Figure 2 is a View substantially along the line 2 2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail view showing the construction of the walls of the body.

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail view showing the means by which the wave shield is actuated.

Figure 5 is a detail view of the ventilator,

Figure 6 is a view along the line Guti of Figure 5, Figure 7 is a detail view showing the means by which a portion of the ventilator is connected with the air-motor, i

Figure S is a dfagrammatic plan view of the body releasing mechanism, and

Figure 9 is a side elevation of the device shown in Figure 8.

In carrying out my invention I make use of an elongated body portion or shell A. As will be seen from Figure 3, I have provided outer and inner linings 1 and 2, respectively.

These linings are preferably of metal, or any suitable iireproof material. Adjacent the inner surface of the outer lining 1 is a rela tively thick sheet of asbestos 3. Adjacent the outer surface of the inner lining 2 I have placed a thick layer of substantially punctureproof material A, such as cork. Contiguous to the layer of cork 4 there is a second sheet of asbestos 5. The sheets of asbestos, 3 and 5, are spaced apart and held in spaced relation by means of a cellular structure 6. This cellular' structure provides an air space 6 in the body portion, thereby increasing the resistance of the walls to sudden changes in temperature.

As Will be seen from Figure 2, the bottom of the body is provided with a water keel 7. VThe inner surfaces 8 of the water keel 7 carry 'a balancing tank 9. This tank is prei? erably lled with any suitable liquid, thereby giving a necessary stability to the body A when it is iioating upon water.

A floor comprising a series of slats 10 is provided. These slats are spaced apart sov that any cargo carried in the body may be securely anchored to the floor. The slats are further spaced away from the bottom of the body and are k.held in spaced relation by means of springs 11. These springs give a desirable flexibility to the sla-ts when they are carrying a load, thereby lessening the momentum of the cargo when the body tilts from side to side.`

The top portion l2 of the body A is pro,- vided 4with a depressed portion 13. A ven tilator 14 is` disposed within the depressed portion 13. The side walls of the ventilator are provided with a plurality of openings l5. A wave shield 1b is slidably supported by the side walls of the ventilator 14. `The wave shield 16 has a laterally extending flange 17 which is provided with a-downwardly extending edge 18. The flange 17 and the edge 18 tend to deliect any water which may happen to splash against the ventilator.

` On two sides of the wave shield I have Vpivotally secured at 19 arms 20, which are provided with teeth 21. A pair of companion arms 22 is in operative engagement with the teeth 21, by means of a spring pressed pawl 23. The arms 22 are bifurcated below the point 23' for the purpose of retaining floats 24. y These fioats are preferably made "liquid 52.

of cork and are spherical in contour. have provided an outwardly extending curved flange Q5 in connection with the bifureated portion oil the arin 92 whose purpoee will be explained later. i

The bottoni of the Ventilator' lil open, as at QG, see Figure (hand is provided with a supporting member Q7, haring a boeyt, A bevel gear 29, having` an extended portion 30, and an integral "lian 3l ist rotatably eupported by the boss 2S.

A shaft 39., having a is slidably disposed within the tion 30 of the bevel gear QS). The ebalt is further supported by means, olf a guide i-i. The upper end of the shaft F52 has an eularged portion in which is retained by a buss 36 on the bottoni eide of :i dish Il?. ihe disk 3T is slidably disposed Within the rentilator lell and is drawn downwardly by moana of springs 38.

The shaft 3Q is provided fuiith a trigger Seat 39 which engages with a spriny pre d. trigger l() when the dish 3i' in its i position, as Shown in Figure normal position o' the disk, and, as will observed, it aboye the openingsY in the walls ol the i-'entilator ll. y i

An air-1uotor l1 is disposed on the top of the body portion A, as shown in Figure l. Fans 4Q are operatively secured to a shaft 43 haring a bevel gear All secured to one end thereof. A flexible shaft 45 ia in engagement with the air-motor by means; ola bevel `gear 4G, which isin mesh with the gear all. The upper end of the shaft is supported by means of a bearing,` 47. The oppoeite end of the liexible shaft 45 i5 Supported by means of a bearing 4,8, and is provided with a bevel gear 49 which is in niesh with the bevel gear 29. Thus it will be seen that the airanotor 41 operatively eonneeted with the fan 31 Within the ventilator 14.

A Sphere 5() is Secured to the interior oi the body A by ineane ot suitable support-ingr straps 51. The Sphere is hollow and ie iilled to about one half full `with any Suitable A float 53, preferably of (forl,

within the sphere and floats t2. Four cables 5d: are

handle portion il,

extended pol'- is disposed upon the liquid seeured to the float in any suitable annif ner. These cables are run downwardly and, around pulleys thence towiird the eenljei' of the sphere, as shown in Figure o. rThe Galilea 54 are run through `iiuliyiduai open ings in a guiding member 66 and are theo tied into one strand 57. This; Strand is wound around` a pulley 5T and urmind a pori tion oi the pulley 55, thence out through an openingv .38 in the sphere. The straiu 5T is next wound around a pulley 59 secured to the ventilator 14:. -The strand 5i' :then run through a pulley G0 and connected to the spring pressed trigger 40. seen that, when the body A tilts, this causes Thus` it will be H the liquid within the sphere to change ite level with reepeet to the iloat 5B, thereby canning the float to more the cable The rear end ol the body ik provided with a door (il.

`Hoist loops are eerured lo the body A.

The front and rear ende oi the body are provided with loupe (lil, which permit the body to be towed by any suitable ine-une.

In Figure 9 l have shown a portion of the bottoni ot the body l pro aided with .hure (il. ',lhese luge have holes G5 in regi tration with hole@ (Eli in lugs (il which are to any euiluble ehur-:eie ld. .iliusi it.) passed through the holeev i and (lli ree tively, thereby connect the hiaat lil (3T. Cabina il) are honored to the iin-wurd end ol' the plus; lili l are neisurial lo u ero L bar i'l. il lever ie seein-ed to the ord..

the top of aeeureill a re the crolla arin Tl will be ea'ufsed to iuoye forwardly, thereby pulling the pine di) out oil' eng 'l`l1ie url then reieiufe the body from the eliueeie lid.

rlhe troni' end of the body i is prorided Vith a winden T5. llort holen lliure dii-m posedon eaeh i le 'lE the body.

il eal'ety hateh TT ie provided in the lop of the body A. y y y liroin the toregoingz description ol the yurious parte of the dei'iem the opera ion thereolE rnay be reafllily understood. lat ue aasuine that the body or @hell il is mounted on the ruimereoi an ice boat propelled by aaile or other nrcan, and thai. `the ire boat runs; out into open unter. The body rit may then be (iieeouneeted from the ruuiirir-z by actuating; the lever il u'liieh will pull out the pins (353, thereby releaeiup` the body ,en that it can i'ioat in safety upon the water.

Should the 'weather be had sin that the port holen and entrance doors moet be rioifed. the aiiwniololr i-l periuiltml lo operaie, thereby aetuatiiu the lleiiibie shall an, whieh in turn remue the suetion fan Sil lo rotate. The rotation oi the :tan -ll will then draw air in througji the opening; [lo in the rentiiutor lll that the interior oi? the hijidy muy ai all times be supplied with lreeh air.

he will be, obte 'red 'l'roul liipjure il, the floats 2l which are dispouiai on barb i .eide oil the body il. are arraupjed to aetuatu the Wave Sehieid lli. il'hen 4the waren apiaeh against the aides of the body the arme and Q() on either eide ot the body are inovegfd upwardly by iueane of the [loatfi and the curved flange thereby moving the ware` einent "with the hun; (il und iii".`

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tion and the Hoat is permitted to drop down by means of the spring pressed pawl 23.

The disk is normally above the openings l5 in the ventilator, and is held in this position by means of the spring pressed trigger which is in engagement with the shaft 82 by means of the trigger seat 39. Should the body A be endangered by virtue of tilting over on its side or by capsizing, the liquid v54, will cause the float 58 to move the cable 57, which in t-urn will pull the trigger t0 out of engagement with the shaft 32. The disk 87 will now be drawn below the openings 15 in thevent-ilator by means of the tension in the springs 38. When the disk is underneath the openings 15, the body is completely closed so that no water can enter into the interior.

As will be observed, the body is lined with iireproof material, as shown in Figure 3. The sheets l and 2 are preferably metal, or any other iireproof material, and are further protected by means of the asbestos lining 3 and 5 respectively. The cork i is substantially puncture proof, which increases the safety of my body. The cellular structure is also iireproof and at the same time provides an air space 6', thereby giving the body a greater resistance to sudden changes in temperature.

I claim:

l. A safety vehicle body, comprising a shell, a ventilator carried by the shell and having a plurality of openings for permitting air to pass therethrough, a wave shield yieldingly carried by said ventilator, and means for reciprocating said wave shield, thereby permitting said wave shield to close and open said openings.

2. A safety vehicle body, comprising a shell, a ventilatorcarried by the shell and having a plurality of openings for permitting air to pass therethrough, a wave shield carried by said ventilator and arranged to close and open said openings, a suction fan disposed within said ventilator, an air-motor carried by said body, and flexible means operatively connecting' said suction fan and said air-motor.

3. A safety vehicle body, comprising a shell, a ventilator having a plurality of openings, a wave shield carried by said ventilator and arranged to close and open said openings, a suction fan disposed within said ventilator, an air-motor carried by said body and arranged to actuate said suction fan, a disk slidably disposed within said ventilator, said disk being normally supported above the openings in the ventilator, and automatic means for releasing said disk, thereby permitting the disk to be drawn downwardly to a position below the openings in said ventilator.

4. A safety vehicle body, comprising a shell, a ventilator having a plurality of openings, a wave shield operatively carried by said ventilator, said wave shield being provided with a laterally extending flange, and having a pair of actuating floats for raising and lowering said wave shield.

5. A safety vehicle body, comprising a shell having an outer and an inner lining, said outer and inner linings being watertight and iireproof, a punctureproof layer adjacent one surface of said inner lining, a pair of tireproof sheets disposed between said punctureproof layer and said outer lining, and cellular means for holding said fireproof sheets in spaced relation, whereby an air space is formed between said fireproof sheets. V

6. A safety vehicle body, comprising a shell, a ventilator having a plurality of openings, a disk slidably disposed within said ventilator, means for normally supporting said disk in a position above said openings, an automatic releasing device carried by said body, and flexible means operatively connecti ing said automatic releasing device and said disk, whereby said disk may be released to fall to a position below said openings when said body and said automatic releasing device are tilted.

7. The combination with a safety vehicle i body, of a ventilator having a plurality of openings, a disk slidably disposed within said ventilator and having a shaft arranged for manual actuation, a releasing device carried by said body, said releasing device containing liquid and having a float disposed upon said liquid, flexible means connecting' said float and said shaft, whereby said shaft and said disk are released when said releasing device is tilted by virtue of the tilting of said body.

8. The combination with a chassis, having a plurality of lugs provided with openings, of an elongated body portion having a bottom, a keel carried by said bottom, a flexible Hoor disposed within said body portiomsaid body portion being provided with a plurality of lugs having openings in registration with said first named openings, a plurality of pins for operatively engaging said openings, and means for disengaging said pins, thereby freeing said body from said chassis.

SAMUEL M. CODE. 

